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2401 North Service Road, Ruston, LA 71270 (opens Google Maps) · Lincoln County · (318) 255-6492· 144 certified beds · avg 116 residents/day · certified since Feb 11, 2002 · Medicare and Medicaid certified
Certified for both programmes. Certification means the facility can bill Medicaid — it does not mean a Medicaid-funded bed is free right now, so ask directly. Who pays for nursing home care →
Part of chain: PRIORITY MANAGEMENT (38 facilities, chain avg rating 2.9★)
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Health inspection rating: ★★★☆☆3/5 · CMS overall rating: 1/5 · how star ratings work →
The health inspection star above is graded on a curve within each state — a set share of each state's facilities gets each star level — so a facility can have few citations and still rate 2–3 stars if others in its state did even better. The overall rating combines that inspection score with staffing and quality measures from resident assessments and claims.
Showing the latest 3 of 20 inspection findings. Open the full record below to read every finding.
The facility did not have enough nursing staff each day to meet every resident's needs, or did not have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift. Adequate staffing is one of the strongest predictors of good care. · from a complaint F-0725
The facility did not make sure its nurses and nurse aides had the skills and training needed to properly care for every resident. · from a complaint F-0726
The facility did not get its food from approved, safe sources, or did not store, prepare, and serve food according to professional food safety standards. F-0812
CMS publishes roughly the last three inspection cycles plus recent complaint investigations. Older surveys drop out of the record as new ones are completed — that window is CMS's, not ours. Within it, every citation CMS publishes for this facility is listed here: none excluded.
| Date | Severity | What the facility was cited for |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 13, 2026 | F · Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread | The facility did not have enough nursing staff each day to meet every resident's needs, or did not have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift. Adequate staffing is one of the strongest predictors of good care. · from a complaint · F-0725 |
| Jan 13, 2026 | E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern | The facility did not make sure its nurses and nurse aides had the skills and training needed to properly care for every resident. · from a complaint · F-0726 |
| Jan 13, 2026 | E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern | The facility did not get its food from approved, safe sources, or did not store, prepare, and serve food according to professional food safety standards. · F-0812 |
| Jan 13, 2026 | E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern | The facility did not have or follow an effective program to prevent and control infections — such as proper hand washing, cleaning, and isolation practices. This is the most commonly cited deficiency nationwide. · from a complaint · F-0880 |
| Jan 13, 2026 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not allow residents to take their own medications when a clinical review showed they could do so safely. Residents have this right if their care team determines it's appropriate. · from a complaint · F-0554 |
| Jan 13, 2026 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility used feeding tubes without a valid medical reason or the resident's agreement, or did not provide proper care to residents who have feeding tubes. · F-0693 |
| Dec 4, 2024 | E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern | The facility did not accurately assess a resident's health and needs. Assessments are the foundation for all the care a resident receives. · F-0641 |
| Dec 4, 2024 | E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern | The facility did not provide safe and appropriate respiratory care — such as oxygen, breathing treatments, or care for residents on breathing equipment — for residents who needed it. · F-0695 |
| Dec 4, 2024 | E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern | The facility used bed rails without first trying safer alternatives, or without assessing the resident's safety risk, discussing the risks and benefits with the resident or family, getting consent, and installing the rails correctly. · F-0700 |
| Dec 4, 2024 | E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern | The facility's quality committee — the internal group responsible for finding and fixing care problems — did not have the required members or did not meet at least every three months. · F-0868 |
| Dec 4, 2024 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not have a licensed pharmacist review each resident's complete medication regimen and medical chart every month, or did not follow its own rules for reporting medication problems. · F-0756 |
| Dec 4, 2024 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not try to gradually reduce doses of mood- and mind-altering medications or use non-drug approaches first, as required, or used 'as needed' psychiatric drugs without proper limits. · F-0758 |
| Nov 29, 2023 | E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern | The facility did not make sure its nurses and nurse aides had the skills and training needed to properly care for every resident. · from a complaint · F-0726 |
| Nov 29, 2023 | E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern | The facility did not provide pharmacy services that meet each resident's needs, or did not employ or contract with a licensed pharmacist. · from a complaint · F-0755 |
| Nov 29, 2023 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not give residents (and their representatives and the ombudsman, a state advocate for residents) proper advance notice before a transfer or discharge, including information about their right to appeal. · F-0623 |
| Nov 29, 2023 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not provide the help residents need with basic daily activities — like bathing, dressing, eating, and using the bathroom — for residents who cannot do these things on their own. · F-0677 |
| Nov 29, 2023 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not provide proper care for pressure ulcers (bedsores) or did not do enough to prevent new ones from forming. Bedsores develop when residents stay in one position too long without help moving. · F-0686 |
| Nov 29, 2023 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not observe each nurse aide's job performance or provide regular training as required. · F-0730 |
| Aug 9, 2023 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls. · from a complaint · F-0689 |
| Aug 9, 2023 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not make sure its nurses and nurse aides had the skills and training needed to properly care for every resident. · from a complaint · F-0726 |
Citations from standard inspections stayed about the same across the last two inspection cycles (6 → 6).
All bars start at zero. Exact values and supporting details remain below.
| Year | Citations | Serious (G–L) | Worst severity that year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | E |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | E |
| 2026 | 6 | 0 | F |
Counts reflect the current CMS public record (~3 inspection cycles plus complaint investigations); years with no surveys show no row. Inspection frequency varies, so compare severity as well as counts.
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What these staffing numbers mean →
All bars start at zero. Exact values and supporting details remain below.
| Measure | This facility | Louisiana avg | U.S. avg | Where it stands |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hours per resident per day) | 2.57 | 4.04 | 3.95 | bottom 1% in Louisiana; bottom 4% in the U.S. |
| Registered Nurse hours | 0.20 | 0.32 | 0.69 | bottom 28% in Louisiana; bottom 3% in the U.S. |
| Weekend total nurse staffing | 2.15 | 3.45 | 3.50 | bottom 1% in Louisiana; bottom 3% in the U.S. |
| Weekend RN hours (not acuity-adjusted) | 0.15 | 0.20 | 0.48 | top 49% in Louisiana; bottom 5% in the U.S. |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 35.6 | 47.6 | 45.8 | top 16% in Louisiana; top 25% in the U.S. |
| RN turnover (%) | — | 41.6 | 42.9 | — |
Hours are per resident per day for the most recent quarter of payroll data in this CMS release (2026-08-01) — the same quarter for every facility — case-mix adjusted by CMS so facilities caring for sicker residents can be compared fairly (same basis as the CMS staffing star). "Top X%" means better than most facilities: more staffing hours, or lower turnover. Raw (unadjusted) reported hours: total 3.15, RN 0.25, weekend 2.65.Comparing with Medicare Care Compare? Care Compare shows the raw figure (3.15 here, displayed there as hours and minutes), not the adjusted one above. Both are correct; they answer different questions. Staffing rating: 1/5.
Note: CMS combines facility-reported resident assessments (MDS) with claims-based measures. These are different sources from on-site inspection findings. Read the measures alongside inspection and staffing records; a high QM rating does not establish that a home is safe.
Quality measures rating: 1/5 · long-stay residents: 2/5 · short-stay residents: 1/5
Price evidence · separate from quality
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How to read ownership records →
Ownership records as published by CMS on 2026-08-01. CMS records when an owner joined but not when they left. Listed here and no longer involved? Tell us →
For profit - Limited Liability company
| Owner / manager | Type | Role | Stake | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bauder, William | Individual | Indirect Ownership Interest | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/01/2019 |
| Boulware, Douglas | Individual | Indirect Ownership Interest | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/01/2019 |
| Boulware, Steven | Individual | Indirect Ownership Interest | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/01/2019 |
| SDB Holdings | Organization | 5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest | 100% | 04/01/2019 |
| Bennett, Jessica | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 09/19/2018 |
| Boulware, Douglas | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/01/2019 |
| Phillips, Michael | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/12/2025 |
| Priority Management Group, LLC | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/12/2025 |
| Progressive Rehab Solutions, LLC | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/01/2019 |
| Wilson, Blake | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/12/2025 |
All 10 owning or managing parties CMS has on file are shown — none excluded.
CMS lists this facility under the chain Priority Management — 38 facilities in the current records. Chain membership says who operates these homes. It says nothing about how any individual one of them was inspected; each has its own record.
Listed by state, then facility name — not a ranking. Showing 8 of the 37 others, continuing from this facility's own place in that list.
Generated from this facility's actual citation record — bring them to a tour and ask the administrator directly.
| Facility | Distance | City | Overall | Inspection | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Princeton Place-Ruston | 10.9 mi | Ruston, LA | ★★★★☆ | 4/5 | |
| Leslie Lakes Retirement Center | 13.0 mi | Arcadia, LA | ★★★★☆ | 4/5 | |
| Forest Haven Nursing & Rehab Ctr, LLC | 13.1 mi | Jonesboro, LA | ★★★☆☆ | 3/5 | |
| Willow Ridge Nursing and Rehabilitation Center,llc | 13.4 mi | Arcadia, LA | ★★★☆☆ | 4/5 | |
| Onyx Care of Ruston | 14.9 mi | Ruston, LA | ★☆☆☆☆ | 2/5 | |
| Wyatt Manor Nursing and Rehab Ctr, INC | 18.2 mi | Jonesboro, LA | ★★★★☆ | 4/5 |
Facility data as of CMS processing date 2026-08-01. CCN 195538.
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